OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Eonor8bl.e Ian Ahup, Exeoutlve Secretary 

State Comettrsicm for the Blind 

Imad Offioe Bulldiag 

Auatln, Taxae 

Dear Sir: 

rubJeot h8s been reoelved 4 

rFOi6 JOUS l&ter, date 

Imoe loanad 

to blind rm 

1lnC 18 the 

Maahiaas which 

this area. We 

these maOhine8 

September. 1943, I warn 

iiitr Anita Blair mid 

ot keeplqg raiti with her 

8 rith the COm#irrSlon for 

e proper uat 0r tht TalkI hid her that under the clruume compelled to tak up the rahine. 

t rht uaa .?icG goal& to let WJ 

under eny olroumatanaea uu? that 

get a lav~er 80 as to prohibit the 

Atate Conrml.eslon for the Bltnd from taking the meohinu from !aer. I tried to 1?eeaon ulth her, but to 

no avail. 3x0 also aduired me that If it nau neoweary, she would take the uetter up vlth her Gagrt6taan in Wa8Ur@on. 

“After the conversation with Liar Blair, I aontected Hr. Guinn, vho Is county ettorney of Xl !“a#~ 
Bonor~bla Lon Alwp, m&a 2 

Golmby. I rbored him the oontraot sad gave him 

-she #aeon that it naa tuoaraary for the depertmant to plok up the Tallc~ Book Uaohlnt. Mr. 

Quinn called Alar Blair over the telephaaa and adriwd her to let me pSuk up tbe mahlne, but mhe 

reru443d aad said that 8he uav going to get a lawyer 

to realat her In the matter. 

‘The aounty attorney agreed to handle the oaae 

ror the Stats Comlrtlon for the BUnA. He advised 

me, horever, that it would be neaeraary ior the 

4&0&tjr t0 t64ke 4 bCUAd tV%Ot tht 008t Or th0 YObine. 

I left the ozigl~l oontraot vCth the couatp attorney with the understandirrg that he uould prepare the neae8rary ~peru and have our re eueatatlve, Miaa Zheo Nitoball, properly slgin a p” 1legal 

sw=* l I do aot balleve that it is neossa~y tot. 

the department to rake a bond in Thor Game. 

” 

. . . . 

“In order that you may have aocurate umrmation aa to hou ue lend thera maohines to bU.nd peracam or tbls rtate, we l r8 hereto l ttaahlng a copy 

or our agraemmt rlth tba Library of Coweae, 

lfaahl.mgton, D. C., au uell aa oop’~ or the eontraot 

or agreement mhiuh this department bar vlth borrmters of tlwae m4ehinea. 

‘Slnct it is evident that IrIiau Blair does not 

Lotend to give up or return the ma~hinet~ the State co6~6i6~mn r08 the Blind OD hec own lnlriative er 

at the requwt of the deplCtment, we meet reqwct- rully rqmt you to rdvtee us ~a to the praper pocedure thZe depsrtmenr, muet follow In OFdeW te gb 

poa8ssrlon of Telklng Book Hechine Bbdel 10, SerJnl 

#o. 3721, fr you dosirs furthor infomeion rrm 

thla 6epaFtmat Ln regardnto thle emttor, we ~111 

be happy to furaleh eeme. 

We h a ve enmlned the ror om f l greemnt betveen The 

Library of Cong;rsss an& St8te Commiuslon for the Blind and tim 

Aweement oovarrag the loen of a T8lklng Bsak Raahiae to Anlta 

Blair, vhioh were attaohed to yoitr t&tter. 
Honorable Lotl Aleup, page 3 

Seatlow 2, 3 and 4 or Artlole J207a of Veraon’s 

Civil Statutes, provide as follovrt 

“sec. 2. The State CtmnIaaI~~ for the Blind 

ohall meinteln a Duresu of Information, tbx object 

of vhlah shell bs to old the blind whose trainfag 

ia not othemI*e poolded r0F, in rindbig amp10 - 

aunt, IA developing hoas Induatrlea uong the b T lnd, 

urd LA mrketlng tbelr producta. The Comlealo~ 

ahall IA it8 diaeretIoA rurAlah mt4Fl418, toola 

und books for the use as a ADAM IA rehabilltAtirrg 

such p%raoar, AA~ It IWIJ eatabllab vorkahopa end 

aAleerooAe, end ah11 heve authority to we AA~ reotlpta oc ea r nla gu that l oarue fia the operation 

OS iadustria1 aohoola, ulearoaa or vorkahopa as 

prwlded in this Chapter, but detelled rtatement 

or reeelpts 08 earaIng8 aad axpendlturea ehell be 

mado monthly to the Auditor Of the State. Thc~ugh 

the eqployoent of teaohera the Comlarion aaj gIre 

lnatmetlon to adult blind perroar ln the3.r haeat 

provided thee fLt shell not undertake the pmnaeat 

support or meinteaaaoe of any blind psraon. The 

Colalaalon cay elao register oa8ea OS peraoaa vhoae 

eye-aIg2lt is aerloualy defeotlve or who are likely 

to beooAe viauelly henblaepped or bllAd, end take 

auoh twaawea, in eooperatloA with other authorltiea, as It nay deem advlaeble for the preventloA 

or blinWvaa or, cokaaarvatlon or e~ealght, and IA 

8pproprIate caaea, for the eduaatioa of children 

and for the -oeetlonel guidance oi’ adults having 

aeriowly defeotloe right. The Conmlaalon MJ reoelve gme, bepu##ta, or devlaea from inblviduela, 

aaaociatIona or corporations, and auy expend them 

in aacordence vith the provisions of this Act. 

“see. 3. The Stete Cowtlualo~ fctr the Blind 

wy appol.zat and rix the oompenaation of aa executive 

secretory and such other verkdra ae nmybe ntceaaary 

to make ametivcf the purpoaes 0r this Aot within 

khe approprlatlone provided. 

“sec. 4. The CowtlaaIon shall aeke a detailed 

report to the Leglelature by Senuary 1st of eaoh 

biennium in vhlch It convenes, shoving all approprl.etiontt received and hou the aamt have boen expsaded, 
XonoreUe Lan Ahup, p8ge 4 

end ooverlng its 8otlvltlee and l oooapllghmuntr end 

making r6ccuma6ndetlons therein for the further imprr;zm$Bt of the oonditlaam of the blind In the 

. 

There $8 00 8tatute authorizing the State Comlselon 

for the Blind to imlntaln a rult in the MW of the State of 

Tex88 and there 18 nothing in tbo agreemant bvtveen Tha Library 

of Congreea a0 the St8te Com13.88ion for the Blldl glviry or 

conveyltq any aatarert in the Ulkiog book uohlne to the State 

oi Tau8. The agreement le8ve8 the title urd aontrel of the 

t8lkUg book machine in the Library of Cowers. The lw is 

~011 rattled tb8t no one has ths right to flls l suit in the 

MM of the State of Team wales8 tha St&t@ has an lntareet fn 

the l ubjeot sued for 8nd it r0il0va t&t the state aould not bs 

held liable for the oourt coat8 and aptmm of ru6h a 8uit. 

%I therefore ruggest that TOU requert thv Library of 

Crnkgre8e to edvim you in the matter rubnitted hervvlth. 

Very truly yours